Recent coverage

August 20, 2019

SCCA’s Dr. Rachel Yung authored an editorial response to new U.S. Preventive Task Force recommendations regarding genetic testing for breast cancer to determine the existence of the BRCA gene. Read more here.

July 30, 2019

An award given to nurses who go above and beyond was created in Seattle 20 years ago with ties to the SCCA. KING-5 TV interviewed the artist who created a commissioned wall in the SCCA Clinic as a tribute to nurses by patients and their families. The award is now offered in more than 20 countries at more than 3,500 healthcare facilities. View the story here.

July 24, 2019

An interview with SCCA’s Dr. Paul Nghiem aired on Q13Fox’ Healthy Living afternoon show. Journalist Marni Hughes conducted the interview, which focused on ways to prevent skin cancer. View the story here.

July 23, 2019

Dr. Rafael Santana-Davila spoke with Health.com about the latest treatment options and resources for patients who have been diagnosed with lung cancer. Read the story here.

July 23, 2019

Yahoo Lifestyle ran a second story featuring Dr. Rafael Santana-Davila that outlined the stages of lung cancer. Read the story here.

July 23, 2019

Yahoo Lifestyle published an interview with Dr. Rafael Santana-Davila that covered lung cancer survival rates. Read the story here.

July 20, 2019

Oncology Times published perspective authored by SCCA’s Dr. Cristina Rodriguez about a specific treatment for head and neck cancer. Read the article here.

July 11, 2019

SCCA's Dr. Peter S. Nelson spoke with Targeted Oncology about a study that he co-authored related to genomic diversity and prostate cancer. Read the story here.

July 10, 2019

SCCA physicians participated in a panel discussion about ways to treat infection in immune-compromised patients. Read the story here.

July 9, 2019

SCCA's Dr. Evan Ya-Wen Yu spoke with OncLive TV about the outcomes of a clinical trial for prostate cancer patients. View the story here.

June 7, 2019

June 13, 2019

Oncology Nursing News spoke with two physician assistants in February about SCCA fellowship and training opportunities. Read the story here.

June 10, 2019

SCCA's Dr. Petros Grivas spoke with HemOnc Today about how a type of bladder cancer tumor grows, and options to treat it. Read the story here.

June 7, 2019

SCCA’s Affiliate hospital partner in the Grays Harbor county region of Western WA, Summit Pacific Medical Centers, awarded $6,000 in scholarships to local students. Read the story here.

June 6, 2019

Forbes named SCCA’s Affiliate hospital partner in Pierce County, MultiCare to the magazine’s first “America’s Best Employers by State” list.The Auburn Reporter covered the ranking. Read the story here.

June 5, 2019

Commute Seattle honored two SCCA founding organizations for innovative commuter programs, featured in Seattle Business Magazine. Read the story here.

June 4, 2019

SCCA's Dr. Nancy Davidson provided Highlights of the Day remarks at ASCO related to local, regional and adjuvant treatment options for breast cancer. Listen to her remarks here.

June 3, 2019

SCCA's Dr. Cristina Rodriguez is featured as one of ten oncologists as part of an ASCO Post cover story. Read the story here.

June 3, 2019

SCCA's Dr. Julie Gralow is featured as one of ten oncologists as part of an ASCO Post cover story. Read the story here.

June 2, 2019

May 21, 2019

SCCA's Dr. David Maloney, Medical Director of the Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic at SCCA spoke with Cancer Therapy Advisor about CAR T-cell therapy. Read the story here.

May 20, 2019

SCCA was included in a story about the upcoming replacement of the Fairview Bridge, a primary route for SCCA patients and staff. SCCA is working with City representatives to ensure efficient routes during construction. View the story here.

May 14, 2019

Dr. Evan Yu is featured in an interview about treatment options for metastatic, hormone-sensitive prostate cancer. View the story here.

May 1, 2019

Queen Anne & Magnolia news discusses Folklife as a community-powered music and arts festival, featuring Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s role as a presenting sponsor. Read the full story here.

April 26, 2019

SCCA’s Dr. Mukta Krane was featured in an interview about a patient who was diagnosed with Stage III colon cancer. The patient had robotic surgery led by Dr. James Park. With more treatment to come, the patient is now working to raise visibility for the importance of early cancer screening. View the story here.

April 25, 2019

Dr. Jennie Crews is featured in a HemOnc Today cover story about telemedicine, a topic on which she recently presented at a national meeting. Read the full story here.

April 23, 2019

GeekWire recognized Dr. Nancy Davidson's election to the 239th class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Read the coverage here.

April 22, 2019

Dr. Petros Grivas was interviewed by HemOnc Today for a story about the effort underway to identify biomarkers in urothelial cancer. View the story here.

April 11, 2019

Dr. Nancy Davidson is featured in a six-part Forbes series entitled “Healthcare in the Age of Personalization.” The series features healthcare leaders’ perspectives about the increasing importance of diversity and inclusion as healthcare transformation continues. Read part 4 of the series in which Dr. Davidson is quoted here.

April 8, 2019

Dr. Kyle Concannon, who treats patients at UW Medicine, spoke with the ASCO Post about treatment options for lung cancer in homeless patients during a recent national symposium. Read the article here.

April 7, 2019

Part 5 of the series went live, which also features quotes and perspective from Dr. Davidson. Read part 5 here.

April 5, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation raising the legal age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21 alongside Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Fred Hutch leaders on April 5. The event was covered by five local television stations including KIRO-7, KING-5, KOMO-4, KCPQ-13, and TVW. View a recorded event link here.

April 1, 2019

SCCA nurses contributed to a special supplement related to CAR T-Cell therapy in the April issue of the Clinical Journal of Oncology. SCCA nurse Lenise Taylor was the lead on program development. View her team’s supplement contribution here.

Seattle magazine named 56 SCCA doctors to its annual “Top Doctors” list. Dr. Jennie Crews is featured in an article about telemedicine, and Dr. Heidi Gray is featured in an article where she provides insights about world cancer care for women. View the complete list of doctors named to the list here.

SCCA’s newest clinic in Issaquah opened, just two months after the opening of another clinic on the Kitsap Peninsula in Poulsbo. Both sites reflect SCCA’s commitment to expanding access to a full suite of cancer treatment services in locations that are familiar, comforting and close to home for patients. Read more about the opening in coverage provided by our exclusive media partner for the SCCA Issaquah opening, 425 Magazine.

March 25, 2019

425 Magazine features "Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Expands to Issaquah" in its March issue. The new patient care center in Issaquah will open on April 1. Learn more here.

March 19, 2019

The Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA) highlighted SCCA’s community benefit grants in its daily news round-up for WSHA members. WSHA reaches more than 70,000 healthcare leaders at hospitals across the state of Washington through its news round-up. Read the story here.

March 18, 2019

Dr. Diana Lam spoke with KING-5 Morning News about SCCA’s commitment to increasing mammogram access in the local community. View the story here.

March 10, 2019

Dr. Nancy Davidson is featured in a six-part Forbes series entitled “Healthcare in the Age of Personalization.” The series features healthcare leaders’ perspectives about the increasing importance of diversity and inclusion as healthcare transformation continues. Read more about the series here.

March 9, 2019

SCCA Chief Strategy Officer and Vice President Debby Gentzen is featured in Northwest Asian Weekly regarding her leadership journey and personal commitment to driving diversity strategy. The placement promoted her role as a featured panelist for a national diversity summit that took place in Seattle on March 21. Read the story here.

March 4, 2019

SCCA's Dr. David K. Madtes discusses lung cancer screening on iHeartRadio along with two lung cancer survivors. Listen to the recording here.

March 1, 2019

Dr. Damian Green spoke with HemOnc Today in December at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) annual meeting about targeted CAR T-cell therapy to treat advanced myeloma. The story is featured in the March 2019 print edition of HemOnc Today. Read the story here.

February 28, 2019

Dr. Evan Yu spoke with HemOnc Today about an abstract that he delivered at a national meeting in February. Dr. Yu is the first author on an abstract that addresses combination therapy for metastatic, castrate-resistant prostate cancer. Read the story here.

February 27, 2019

Dr. Stephen Smith spoke with Targeted Oncology about highlights of ongoing research efforts designed to advance the treatment paradigm of follicular lymphoma. Read the interview here.

February 25, 2019

February 15, 2019

Read the Clinical Trial Portal article that Dr. Evan Yu wrote for URO GU ONC TODAY related to a prostate cancer clinical trial that he presented at GU ASCO here.

February 11, 2019

Dr. Petros Grivas discusses advances in treatment for bladder cancer and the potential of targeted therapies or immunotherapies with Targeted Oncology. The article can be found here.

January 29, 2019

SCCA patient and breast cancer survivor Teri is featured in an interview with KOMO-TV about Fred Hutch-driven research led by Dr. Cyrus Ghajar that revealed that sleeping cancer cells could be targeted with chemotherapy. Watch the story here.

January 25, 2019

Dr. David Zhen discusses travel and lifestyle changes and the impact of pancreatic cancer with Let’s Win, a non-profit organization dedicated to the pancreatic cancer community. Read more here.

January 25, 2019

Kelda Gardner, an oncology physician assistant at SCCA, spoke with HemOnc Today at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in San Diego, CA in December about a safe and well-tolerated type of new therapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Read the interview here.

January 24, 2019

Dr. Ryan Cassaday spoke with HemOnc Today at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in San Diego, CA in December about how a specific combination therapy called DA-EPOCH offers potential for treating newly diagnosed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Read the complete story here.

January 20, 2019

Time reporter Jamie Ducharme interviewed colorectal cancer expert Dr. Stacey Cohen about a new FDA-approved test from 23andMe. The test flags whether people have genetic variants that might raise their risk of colorectal cancer. Read the here.

January 14, 2019

Dr. Evan Yu is featured in OncLive on the future of castration-naïve prostate cancer. Dr. Yu was interviewed during the 2018 State of Science Summit held by OncLive and his interview can be read here.

January 5, 2019

Dr. Filippo Milano, Associate Director of the Fred Hutch Cord Blood Transplant Program at SCCA, explains what cord blood transplantation is and why it is important for patients to learn more. Read the story here.

January 4, 2019

SCCA’s Dr. David Zhen discusses a study on adjuvant therapy for patients with small pancreatic tumors with the online publication Cancer Network. Read the story here.

December 22, 2018

December 17, 2018 - March 2019

Healio/HemOnc Today Managing Editor Mark Leiser interviewed Dr. Damian Green at the American Society of Hematology meeting in December regarding results that he presented of an BCMA CAR-T Cell Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma. The story went live online on December 17 and will run in the March 2019 print edition. Read the story here.

December 13, 2018

Dr. Ryan Cassaday is featured in Cell Therapy Next, a patient focused column in HemOnc Today related to CAR T-cell therapy for patients. Read the story here.

December 10, 2018

Dr. Elihu Estey is featured in a HemOnc Today article related to a specific type of acute myeloid leukemia treatment. Read the article here.

December 7, 2018

In a feature story with Targeted Oncology Dr. Victor Chow stresses the need to identify B-cell lymphoma treatment options after progression on CAR T-cell therapy. Read the story here.

December 4, 2018

Dr. Terry McDonnell was a featured speaker at Cancer and the Community, an event convened in Seattle by The Atlantic. The event brought researchers, doctors and patient advocates to examine the state of cancer care in the Pacific Northwest, where new collaborations between tech companies and medical institutions, who are all making strides in cancer care, are underway. View details about the event here.

December 1, 2018

Dr. Corinne Summers is featured in Healiodiscussing how consolidative transplant after CAR T-cell therapy may benefit certain patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Read the story here.

November 30, 2018

Dr. Stephen Smith is featured in Patient Power ahead of the 2018 ASH Annual Meeting. He discusses promising advances being made in therapies for mantle cell lymphoma. View the video here.

November 28, 2018

The Puget Sound Business Journal posted a blog story about SCCA’s future expansion. The story included details that were recently filed publicly by SCCA. Read the story here.

November 14, 2018

Dr. Nancy Davidson was a featured speaker at the ‘People v. Cancer’ event in New York City, sponsored by The Atlantic. The day-long summit shined a spotlight on researchers, oncologists and the patient community who are collectively engaged in the fight against cancer. View the story here.

November 12, 2018

SCCA Attending physician and assistant professor of medicine at University of Washington, Dr. Percival was featured in a HealthCentral article titled “Living Past Leukemia: Survivorship and Lasting Side Effects.” She discusses the significant risk of relapse in leukemia patients and the importance of keeping in touch with a doctor or a survivorship clinic. Read more here.

November 11, 2018

Dr. Filippo Milano and his patient Alexes Harris were featured in an interview with KING-5 that covered the importance of increased bone marrow donors from many ancestries, and how cord blood transplants can make a different for patients who may not be an exact match for a Bone Marrow Transplant. Alexes led a ‘Be the Match’ campaign event at UW on November 5. View the KING-5 interview here.

November 10, 2018

Dr. Heather Greenlee, Medical Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at SCCA is featured in an article about Integrative Medicine in HemOnc Today. The article discusses what clinicians should know so they can have informed conversations with their patients with cancer. Read the story here.

November 7, 2018

Dr. F. Marc Stewart and Director of Advanced Practice Providers Gabrielle Zecha are featured in an interview conducted by AAPA, the organization that presented the Employer of Excellence Award to SCCA earlier this year. Read the story here.

November 1, 2018

Dr. Filippo Milano and his patient Alexes Harris participated in an interview with national broadcast outlet Ivanhoe about how cord blood transplants support patient health and longevity. View the story here.

October 31, 2018

SCCA breast cancer patient Kate Irwin is featured in a story on Kiro Radio. Kate credits her team of grerat doctors at SCCA. Read the story here.

October 23, 2018

Becker’s Hospital Review featured SCCA in the release of the 2018 edition of the “100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs.” View the list here.

October 17, 2018

Dr. Stephanie Lee honored as new Giuliani/Press Endowed Chair recipient. The honor will support Lee in perpetuity as she continues her research on blood stem cell transplantation and chronic GVHD. Read the story here.

October 17, 2018

Dr. V.K. Gadi is featured in a Reuters Health story about the benefits of combination therapy for breast cancer patients. Read the story here.

October 11, 2018

Targeted Oncology features Dr. David Maloney as he discusses the role of CAR T-cell therapy in non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Read the story here.

October 11, 2018

Woman's Day features Dr. Julie Gralow in a story focused on prevention, screening and genetic risk for breast cancer. Read the story here.

October 10, 2018

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe donates $1.4 million to SCCA to support smoking prevention and cessation efforts for natives and non-natives living in Washington state. View the story in the Snoqualmie Valley Recordhere.

October 9, 2018

Breast cancer survivor Cherl Wieldraayer shares her story of survival from stage four breast cancer thanks to treatment provided at SCCA. Read the Whidbey News-Times story here.

October 6, 2018

SCCA lung cancer patient Tom Boyle is featured in a story produced by Ivanhoe. Tom credits a 15-minute lung cancer screening and care provided by SCCA doctors with saving his life. View the story here.

October 4, 2018

Dr. Jennifer Specht is featured in an article on KMBC News explaining each different kind of breast cancer. The article originally ran on Prevention’s website and was picked up by 19 television stations across the U.S. View the story here.

September 13, 2018

The Seattle Times features SCCA’s new Integrative Medicine program and how it supports patient care. The article includes Dr. Heather Greenlee and the benefits of movement for emotional, mental and physical health and well-being. Read the story here.

September 6, 2018

September 1, 2018

The Association of Community Cancer Centers features Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in its September-October issue. The story highlight’s SCCA’s geographic reach through our Network affiliates across five states. Read more here.

August 30, 2018

The Seattle Times features SCCA in "It’s like a woman giving away her crown’: Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s Shine salon tends to hair and hearts." Read the story here.

August 25, 2018

KOMO-4 TV News is partnering with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Susan G. Komen Foundation for this year’s Standup for the Cure at Lake Sammamish on August 25. This event raises money for early breast cancer detection, treatment and education and will include SCCA’s mammogram van to offer breast cancer screenings. View the story here.

August 8, 2018

GeekWire’s Health Tech Podcast on CAR-T Cell therapy followed SCCA’s immunotherapy patient Stephanie Florence and featured quotes from Dr. David Maloney. Listen to the story here.

August 7, 2018

Dr. Heather Cheng was interviewed in The Wall Street Journal about a genetic test that some men don’t know they need. The gene mutation BRCA is widely associated with female breast and ovarian cancer but increases the risk for other cancers as well. Read the story here.

SCCA patient and hydroplane driver Brent Hall featured in KING-5 story. SCCA patient and hydroplane driver Brent Hall spoke with KING-5 about his kidney cancer treatment at SCCA and the power of positive thinking. View the story here.

July 29, 2018

SCCA Caregiver featured in KING-5 Swim Across America Story. Swim Across America has had a powerful impact on one local family. Learn more about their story and how to get involved with the event this year by clicking here.

July 19, 2018

Health Central interviewed SCCA patient Julie Self, who was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer and told she would likely die. She went to SCCA for a second opinion where she met Dr. Stacey Cohen, who gave her options for her treatment. Read the story here.

July 17, 2018

SCCA patient, doctor featured in Seattle Met story about gene editing. SCCA's Dr. Bill Grady says that there's a lot of new excitement about gene editing. Read the story here.

July 9, 2018

Biospace profiles SCCA as one of only 51 national centers certified for CAR-T Cell Therapy. Learn more here.

Dr. Christina Baik featured in U.S. News & World Report. Doctor who treats patients at SCCA is featured for her work with lung cancer biomarkers and patient care. Learn more here.

July 6, 2018

KING-5 TV profiles local artist in a story about the healing power of art for patients at SCCA. Learn more here.

June 19, 2018

Dr. John Thompson is featured in Cure Magazine for his role in creating national guidelines to manage immunotherapy’s side effects. Read the article here.

June 11, 2018

Dr. David Maloney is featured in a Cancer Research Institute (CRI) with one of his patients related to immunotherapy and clinical trials. View the story here.

June 10, 2018

Dr. Marco Mielcarek, medical director of the Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, is featured in a cover story with HemOnc Today and Healio in recognition of his work on Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Read the article here.

June 4, 2018

Dr. Stacey Cohen participated in an interview with Women’s Health Magazine in which she discusses the rise of colorectal cancer rates among 20-49-year old women. Read the story here.

May 16, 2018

SCCA's Dr. Ajay Gopal discusses the treatment of high-risk follicular lymphoma
​In this case-based Targeted Oncology interview,Dr. Gopal discusses the case of a 62-year-old male patient with high-risk follicular lymphoma and provides his insight on the best therapeutic approach for this type of patient. Watch the video here.

April 11, 2018

April 1, 2018

SCCA is proud of our 58 physicians named to the Seattle Magazine’s annual Top Docs list. View the entire list in the April 2018 issue here.

March 30, 2018

Targeted Oncology highlights SCCA’s Seth M. Pollack, MD who has one of the only labs in the United States that is focused primarily on immunotherapy treatments for various types of sarcoma. Read more here.

March 26, 2018

SCCA’s Dr. John Thompson discusses side effects from checkpoint inhibitors, a form of immunotherapy.
SCCA has years of experience using these drugs in clinical trials and in shaping guidelines on how to manage side effects. Read more here.

March 1, 2018

SCCA's Dr. F. Marc Stewart is featured in the March 2018 issue of Seattle Business Magazine as a 2018 Leaders in Healthcare Award Winner. Read more here.

February 28, 2018

KING-5 TV Features SCCA on Rare Disease Day. Learn more about Erdheim Chester Disease and how doctors like SCCA’s Dr. Paul Hendrie are working to help patients diagnosed with this rare disease. Click here to view the story.

February 23, 2018

February 5, 2018

SCCA Genetic Counselor featured on the Seattle Channel
The story provides an overview about genetic testing services and how they support patients and their family members. Click here for the full story.

February 3, 2018

KING-5 World Cancer Day interview features Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and its community partner Cierra Sisters who are partnering to change cancer outcomes. Learn more here.

January 25, 2018

Stephen King, manager of SCCA Chaplaincy, shares how chaplains improve the well-being of patients and families in the January 2018 edition of The Source, published by the Joint Commission.Click here to learn more.

January 18, 2018

SCCA Social Worker Tammy Weitzman talks about the value of coordinated care to support mental health care needs during cancer treatment in the January/February 2018 issue of Social Work Today. Click here to learn more.

January 17, 2018

SCCA’s Dr. Pamela Becker and researchers at the UW built an algorithm to determine which drugs might best combat acute myeloid leukemia. Now it’s helping SCCA leukemia patients like Greg, as reported by KIRO-7. Watch the story here.

January 10, 2018

SCCA’s Dr. Laura Chow outlines why biomarkers are essential for certain combination immunotherapy cancer treatments in HemOnc Today. Her interview is part of a larger cover story about how novel immunotherapies may offer a more nuanced approach to cancer treatment. Read the full story here.

January 2, 2018

SCCA's Dr. Heather Cheng and Dr. Pete Nelson are featured in an interview with Genome Magazine about how new genetic findings in prostate cancer are supporting more precise therapies. Read full story here.

January 1, 2018

SCCA doctors and patients work in partnership to reduce breast cancer deaths in black women, in a story that aired Jan. 1, 2018 on KIRO-TV. Learn more here.

December 22, 2017

425 Magazine Writer Chronicle's Her Mother's Diagnosis, Treatment and Survival of Breast Cancer in the January 2018 issue. Learn more here.

December 12, 2017

SCCA's Dr. Filippo Milano offers perspective in HemOnc Today about how stem cell technology supports graft success with cord blood transplants. Dr. Milano offered perspective on a study presented at the American Society of Hematology conference, held in Atlanta, GA in December. Learn more here.

December 12, 2017

SCCA's Dr. Elihu Estey offers perspective in HemOnc Today related to home stem cell transplantation. Dr. Estey offered perspective on a study presented at the American Society of Hematology conference, held in Atlanta, GA in December. Learn more here.

November 13, 2017

Dr. Stephanie Lee of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance was featured in KUOW FM story about SCCA's bone marrow transplant legacy. Read full story here.

November 11, 2017

Veteran, testicular cancer survivor shares his story with KING-5 about why he raises funds for SCCA as part of "Stairing is Caring." Watch full story here.

November 8, 2017

National Comprehensive Cancer Network debuted brand new NCCN Harmonized Guidelines for Sub-Saharan Africa
SCCA's Dr. Wui-Jin Koh was one of the NCCN Leadership and Guidelines Panel Members to travel to parts of Africa for the initiative. Read the full release here.

November 3, 2017

KOMO-4 News interviewed Dr. Heather Cheng at SCCA about her genetic study of patients with metastatic prostate cancer.
Dr. Cheng is the co-lead of the Gentlemen Study focused on studying trying to find a cure by investigating the genetics of patients with metastatic prostate cancer. Watch interview here.

October 31, 2017

Seattle Times published "We are failing black women with breast cancer" which was co-written by SCCA President Nancy Davidson and Beti Thompson of Fred Hutch
Dr. Nancy Davidson and Beti Thompson explain that failure to recruit people of color for clinical trials plays a role in the lack of breast cancer information and services for black women. Read full article here.

October 24, 2017

BlackDoctor.org published story about SCCA patient and community leader Bridgette Hempstead in "When this Seattle singer couldn't find any breast cancer resources for black women she created her own". Read full story here.

October 17, 2017

South Sound Magazine launched the first of a four-part column featuring SCCA Breast Cancer Drs. Julie Gralow and Sara Javid.
In "Cancer Research Saved My Mom's Life," the author writes about the difference that cancer research made for her mom’s survival.

October 13, 2017

KOMO-4 News interviewed Dr. Laura Chow, as well as SCCA lung cancer patient and survivor Randall Broad
Dr. Chow discussed the latest lung cancer research, and how treatment at SCCA makes a difference. The story also touched on lung cancer related resources available through the new SCCA Wellness Center, which opened in July 2017. View the story here.

October 11, 2017

Dr. Laura Chow led a patient focused webinar for Patient Power about living with small cell lung cancer.
Dr. Chow co-presented with a representative from the American Lung Association about the latest options for treating small cell lung cancer and how patients can live their best life. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance co-sponsored the offering. Click here to watch the video.

October 3, 2017

3rd Act Magazine features an SCCA breast cancer patient for their cover story
A patient of SCCA's Dr. Gralow emphasizes the importance of exercise following treatment. Read the full story here.

September 28, 2017

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance social work resources highlighted on national site - HealthCentral. Read article here.

September 25, 2017

Seattle Times highlights Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's research on cannabis for patients. Huffington Post and Healio re-ran the story.
Dr. Steve Pergam was interviewed about SCCA conducted research on patient usage of cannabis. Read the full story here.

August 28, 2017

August 14, 2017

UW Tacoma News & Information interviews SCCA's Kathleen Shannon Dorcy who has been named a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing
Kathleen Shannon Dorcy is the Director of Clinical/Nursing Research, Education and Practice at SCCA and a UW Tacoma senior lecturer. View the story here.

August 8, 2017

Becker's Hospital Review publishes "US News releases 2017-18 Best Hospital rankings"
SCCA is named Top 5 cancer hospitals by US News & World Report. View the story here.

August 8, 2017

US News & World Report ranks SCCA as 5th Best Cancer Hospital in the nation
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance named Top 10 in the nation, 12 years running. View ranking here.

August 3, 2017

Q13 FOX features woman being treated by SCCAQ13 FOX interviewed Beth Caldwell, diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, about her battle against cancer. View the story here.

July 28, 2017

Puget Sound Business Journal features SCCA's participation in preparing the next generation of healthcare workers
SCCA's Kathleen Shannon Dorcy partners with CareerWorks Medical to support the training of low income adults interested in healthcare careers

July 4, 2017

July 4, 2017

KING 5 Newstalks with singer and survivor Brigitte Hempstead
The two-time breast cancer survivor went on to found Cierra Sisters, a group that provide supports, advice, and resources for women of color and people from underserved communities who are fighting cancer. View the story here.

June 29, 2017

KING 5 News highlights benefits and features of the Caresi App
The story tells how L4 Digital worked with Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to put together an app that is helping patients track their symptoms, take notes and add recordings. View the story here.

June 27, 2017

Asbestos.com speaks with SCCA physician Dr. Bernardo Goulart
SCCA recently opened a phase II clinical trial led by Dr. Goulart looking at a new first-line treatment option for people with unresectable pleural mesothelioma. View the story here.

June 22, 2017

Q13 FOX features man saved by immunotherapy at SCCAQ13 FOX interviewed David Dunnington, diagnosed with melanoma in 2012, to tell how he enrolled in a phase III clinical trial at SCCA using a drug-based immunotherapy to treat his cancer. View the story here.

June 20, 2017

Seattleite features SCCA Supportive and Palliative Care nurse as a "local hero"
The story highlights SCCA's Jodie David who made a career change from research to nursing in her 40s and hasn't looked back. View the story here.

June 14, 2017

Healio features SCCA's new multispeciality kidney cancer clinic
The article features an interview with SCCA's Dr. Scott Tykodi, an oncologist specializing in kidney cancer and melanoma. View the story here.

June 6, 2017

Q13 FOX interviews man saved by cord blood transplant at SCCA
The story features Chris Lihosit, who after undergoing treatment for leukemia in 2015, enrolled in a clinical trial at SCCA using umbilical cord blood to treat his blood cancer. View the story here.

June 1, 2017

New Day Northwest highlights Psychiatry and Psychology at SCCA
Director of Psychiatry and Psychology at SCCA, Dr. Jesse Fann, and former SCCA patient and cancer survivor Ron Robbecke discuss how valuable these services can be for cancer patients. View the story here.

June 1, 2017

King 5-News features young SCCA patient: "Boy's bond with chicken saved his life"
The story of an 8-year-old boy with autism and diagnosed with an autoimmune disease -- and how his chicken "saved him." View the story here.

May 12, 2017

Experts respond to USPSTF recommendation about thyroid cancer screening
The interview features Dr. Mara Y. Roth, director of the endocrine tumor program at SCCA, who notes a new thyroid cancer screening recommendation is substantially unchanged from one made in 1996. View the article here.

May 11, 2017

KING-5’s New Day Northwest airs interviewwithan SCCA mother-daughter nursing duo
The interview features Christen and Diane Heye, a mother-daughter duo who are both oncology nurses at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Watch the interview here.

May 5, 2017

KING-5’s New Day Northwest airs interviewwithSCCA genetic counselor and patient
The interview features SCCA's Mercy Laurino and her patient Aislinn to discuss genetic counseling and testing.Watch the interview here.

April 7, 2017

The Seattle Times publishes "Don't compound cancer patients' worries with ACA uncertainty"
The op-ed is written by Dr. Jennie Crews, medical director for the SCCA Network and Research Integration, highlighting the realities of medical care and insurance when her husband was diagnosed with cancer. View the piece here.

March 30, 2017

March 29, 2017

CNN publishes "The life-saving treatment that's being thrown in the trash"
The article features SCCA's Associate Director of the Cord Blood Transplant Program, Dr. Filippo Milano and one of his patients. View the story here.

March 24, 2017

KFSK publishes "Petersburg woman receives skin cancer treatment with new drug"
The article features an SCCA skin cancer patient from Petersburg, AK who travels to Seattle regularly for treatment. View the story here.

March 3, 2017

Q13-FOX publishes "Stage 4 colon cancer survivor mission to save others"
The article features Anita Mitchell, who received treatment at SCCA, and how her journey has sparked a mission to support other patients. View the story here.

March 1, 2017

My Northwest publishes "From overcoming cancer to building mountains"
The article features an SCCA breast cancer patient and the support she has received throughout her care from medical oncologist Dr. Julie Gralow. View the story here.

February 23, 2017

KING-5 publishes "Why leave home? Three immigrants explain what brought them to Washington" featuring SCCA physician
The article highlights SCCA's Associate Director of the Cord Blood Transplant Program, Dr. Filippo Milano on why he ended up moving from Italy and living in Seattle. View the story here.

February 1, 2017

KING-5’s New Day Northwest airs interview featuring SCCA’s Shine store
The Interview with Margaret Larson and store managers Carrie and Eileen feature the guidance and oncology treatment support (nutrition products, information and specific types of clothing) that Shine offers patients and their family members. View the story here

January 31, 2017

KOMO-TV aired "Family history of women's cancers could pose risk to men too"
Features an interview with Dr. Heather Cheng, who leads the SCCA Prostate Genetics Clinic. The story included an interview with a male patient and addressed that a family history of women with cancer could pose a risk to male blood relatives. View the story here.

January 15, 2017

The Spokesman-Review publishes "Spokane pilots among angels who fly medical transports"
Article features an SCCA kidney cancer patient and how he and his wife have benefited from receiving flights to and from their rural Idaho home to SCCA's clinic through a nonprofit, Angel Flight West. Read more.

January 12, 2017

King 5 publishes "Firefighter with stage four cancer inspires community to 'hold fast'"
Article features an SCCA lung cancer patient and how he inspires the community. Read more.

December 21, 2016

The Washington Post reports "A 23-year-old bodybuilder is being ravaged by ovarian cancer — and Instagramming it all"
Article features an SCCA patient and how she is documenting her life. Read more.

November 15, 2016

November 1, 2016

The Seattle Times reports "Bezos family lends name to new Fred Hutch immunotherapy clinic"
Story highlights the Bezos Family Immunotherapy Clinic on the 6th floor at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, ahead of the official opening. Read more.

October 31, 2016

Puget Sound Business Journal reports "Seattle Cancer Care Alliance's new app aims to improve patient health"
Article highlights SCCA's new app for a group of breast cancer patients to help monitor their condition and provide feedback to doctors. Learn more.

August 17, 2016

Becker's Hospital Review publishes "Seattle Cancer Care Alliance at University of Washington Medical Center | 100 hospital and health systems with great oncology programs 2016"
SCCA is ranked among the top 10 programs in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more.

August 8, 2016

August 2, 2016

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Ranks Nationally as a Top 10 Cancer Center
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) / University of Washington Medical Center (UWMC) is ranked among the best in the nation for adult cancer care by U.S. News & World Report for 2016-2017. Learn more.

July 29, 2016

SwimSwam.com reports on Nathan Adrian's plans after the Rio Olympics: Participate in the Seattle Swim Across America event in honour of his friend and former Cal teammate Matt Benoit. Learn more.

July 27, 2016

The Kitsap Sun reports on Nathan Adrian's plans for taking part in the Seattle Swim Across America event in September. Learn more.

July 26, 2016

425 Magazine looks at the impact the Seattle Swim Across America event has had in funding important cancer research at SCCA. Learn more.

June 26, 2016

KIRO 7 interviews SCCA at the Seattle Pride Parade
Interview with SCCA's Jim Barker, live from the parade. Learn more.

May 12, 2016

Thurston Talk publishes “Portrait of a Survivor – Jim Brown is Beating the Odds”
Story features SCCA patient and physician. Learn more.

May 12, 2016

Maple Valley Reporter publishes “Bra Dash to raise money for The Wings of Karen”
Story includes SCCA as event partner. Learn more.

May 11, 2016

New Day Northwest interviews Dr. Julie Gralow and her patient on breast cancer survivorship
The story discusses breast cancer survivorship and the SCCA Wellness Clinic. Learn more.

May 11, 2016

New Day Northwest wellness panel with Dr. Julie Gralow
As part of New Day Northwest's Wellness Wednesday panel, Dr. Julie Gralow answers questions on breast cancer survivorship and breast cancer therapy. Learn more.

May 10, 2016

Oncology Times publishes "Evolving Management of the Cancer Patient With Sepsis"
Story highlights SCCA's program to implement a sepsis Stat Pack as part of ongoing infection prevention research. Learn more.

April 21, 2016

The Atlantic publishes "Cancer: The Final Frontier"
The in-depth article discussing immumotherapy features an SCCA patient and two physicians, Dr. Paul T. Nghiem and Dr. Shailender Bhatia. Learn more.

April 19, 2016

JAMA publishes "PD-1 Blockade in Melanoma: A Promising Start, but a Long Way to Go"
The Journal of the Americal Medical Association features an editorial by SCCA medical oncologists Dr. Shailender Bhatia and Dr. John Thompson. Both specialize in melanoma. Learn more.

April 19, 2016

The Washington Post reports "The list of cancers being taken down by immunotherapy keeps growing"
The story highlights an SCCA patient being treated for Merkel cell carcinoma. Learn more.

April 19, 2016

The New England Journal of Medicine publishes "PD-1 Blockade with Pembrolizumab in Advanced Merkel-Cell Carcinoma"
Article features research by two SCCA physicians, Dr. Paul T. Nghiem and Dr. Shailender Bhatia. Learn more.

April 13, 2016

New Day Northwest interviews Dr. Ben Anderson on breast cancer
The story discusses breast cancer programs at SCCA and a new global initiative to reduce breast cancer around the world. Learn more.

April 6, 2016

Medscape reports "NCCN Takes New Look at Vulvar Cancer"
The story discusses the new NCCN guidelines drafted with the leadership of SCCA physician, Dr. Wui-Jin Koh. Learn more.

March 31, 2016

The American Journal of Managed Care reports "NCCN Melanoma Guideline Update"
This story reports on Dr. John Thompson's presentation from NCCN's Annual Meeting. Learn more.

March 22, 2016

March 21, 2016

The Seattle Times reports "Biden brings cancer 'moonshot' talks to Fred Hutch"
The article highlights a patient who underwent a stemcell transplant at SCCA. Learn more.

March 21, 2016

Puget Sound Business Journal reports on VP Joe Biden and how sharing big data is vital to cancer research
SCCA's Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President of Clinical Operations Angelique Richard, Ph.D., R.N., participated on the panel with the vice president. Learn more.

March 21, 2016

Seattle P-I covers VP Joe Biden's visit
Story includes photo of SCCA's Chief Nurse Executive and Vice President of Clinical Operations, Angelique Richard, Ph.D., R.N., who participated on the panel with the vice president. Learn more.

March 16, 2016

Becker's selects SCCA as one of 150 great places to work
Becker's Healthcare selected SCCA one of 150 great places to work in their annual survey. Among the criteria that the Becker's Healthcare editorial team considered in selecting SCCA was benefits offerings, wellness initiatives, and efforts to improve professional development, diversity and inclusion, work-life balance and a sense of community among employees. Read more.

March 2, 2016

Discover South Lake Union gives SCCA's Shine a nod
The biannual issue of Discover South Lake Union looks at several retail options in the neighborhood, including Shine. Read more.

March 1, 2016

KCTS9 Reports on How Cord Blood Can Help Treat Patients With Blood Cancer
Stacey Jenkins investigates how stem cells harvested from an umbilical cord can be used for patients who otherwise would require a more diffiuclt bone marrow transplant for blood cancers such as leukemia. She interviews SCCA's Dr. Colleen Delaney, who has pioneered the use of cord blood transplants and who is leading the way to making such transplants available to many more patients. Learn more.

February 27, 2016

KPLU Sound Effects Features Shine
Ed Ronco visits Shine, SCCA's retail store in South Lake Union, and learns how it caters to cancer patients in a way that no other retailer can. Learn more.

February 26, 2015

KING 5 News Reports on SCCA's Mammogram Van
SCCA's Mammogram Van is all about bringing state-of-art breast cancer screening to the Puget Sound area. And soon, SCCA will be adding a second Mammogram Van. Learn more.

February 25, 2016

Puget Sound Business Journal Announces the New Clinical Trials Unit Opening at SCCA
UW Medicine, Fred Hutch, Juno Therapeutics, and SCCA recently announced a new collaboration on a clinical trials unit focused on immunotherapy. The new unit is expected to open at SCCA's outpatient clinic on Lake Union in September. Learn more.

February 25, 2016

OncLive Video with Dr. Renato Martins on Managing Toxicities From Treatment of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
While in Scottsdale, Arizona for the 2016 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium, Dr. Martins discusses toxicities associated with lenvatinib for treating differentiated thyroid cancer and cautions that side effects must be proactively managed. Learn more.

February 24, 2016

New Day Northwest Interviews Dr. V.K. Gadi about Male Breast Cancer
Dr. Gadi discusses the challenges of diagnosing and treating male breast cancer. He also touches on some of the exciting developments that are happening with cancer research at the Fred Hutch and SCCA. Learn more.

January 24, 2016

January 24, 2016

HemOnc Today Highlights NCCN Grants for Study of Enzalutamide, Volasertib
Story in HemOnc Today announces NCCN grants awarded to five national recipients, one of which is SCCA's Dr. Ajay Gopal. Learn more.

January 1, 2016

The Seattle Times Story on Stem Cell Donations Features Fred Hutch, Includes SCCA Patient
Article in The Seattle Times titled, "Hutch pays up to $800 for blood stem cells donations, but donors are hard to find." Learn more.

December 24, 2015

U.S. News & World Report Blog: "Fighting Cancer on Christmas"
Story features SCCA patient and social worker. Learn more.

December 16, 2015

December 7, 2015

Wall Street Journal Reports on When Mother and Daughter Both Have Breast Cancer
Story features two SCCA patients and their physician, Dr. Edmond Marzbani, from SCCA Medical Oncology at Northwest Hospital & Medical Center. Learn more.

August 25, 2015

August 24, 2015

CBS Radio Interviews Dr. Fred Appelbaum About Swim Across America
Dr. Appelbaum speaks with Lee Callahan about the amazing strides that SCCA is making with cellular therapy in the war on cancer. Learn more.

August 24, 2015

August 1, 2015

Seattle Met Names 34 from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance to 10th Annual Top Doctors List Providers were nominated by their peers based on years of experience, competency, patient satisfaction, and ability to work with colleagues to deliver the best patient care. Learn more.

July 31, 2015

Newsweek Names 36 from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance "Top Cancer Doctors in the U.S."
The national magazine takes a comprehensive look at cancer care with a list of Top Cancer Doctors in the U.S., compiled from nearly 100,000 peer nominations. Learn more.

July 23, 2015

SCCA/UW Medical Center Named One of Top Five Best Hospitals in the Nation U.S. News & World Report named Seattle Cancer Care Alliance/ UW Medical Center one of the top five Best Hospitals in the Nation for Adult Cancer Care for 2015-2016. Learn more.

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